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The question is: Where is the other film crew shooting this stunt?

Seems like that would be discouraged

oh yeah this is a SPICY pilot deviation i really really really hope we get to learn the outcome of this one once the FAA investigate

Plane is registered in Seattle.

BONKERS!

Crazy

There's a reason why floats make your insurance go up.

Two words: ramp check. 🙄 Oh, and better bring your breathalyser. 🥃

Charles Lindbergh flew under The Bridge of the Gods which crosses the Columbia River at Cascade Locks, Oregon in 1927.

We live near Portland’s seaplane “landing strip” (Willamette south of town), and see them at least a few times a year. Still cool every time, though!

Correct. Lakehurst has two, plus the "Hidenburg" hangar.

there's also the massive hangar for the spruce goose over in mcminnville

This was Swede Ralston flying an AT6 Texan WW2 advanced trainer thru the Tillamook blimp hangar B in 1950.

before taking off from the water, flying toward the Hawthorne Bridge. Federal regs re minimum safe altitudes state “except when necessary for takeoff or landing,” pilots must fly at “an altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing w/out undue hazard to persons or property..." /2/

I've seen planes take off and land on the Willamette many times, never seen the under the bridge move though.

1-800-DUDES-ROCK

Woah….

Great guy (he used to fuel up at Aurora-UAO) & he had a wonderful old Beaver if I recall correctly. I saw him bring in a turbine Caravan on floats to his place once & just drooled.

… T. Coyote?

@down.blue

Sometimes you have to do wild things on drugs to sell your drugs so you can buy more drugs.

we contain multitudes

Truly a moving sight!

My phone hates its camera. The camera sensor hates moving objects and being turned on quickly and taking a good photo. I quick drawed faster than John Marston and managed a decent photo.

Before the Tillikum Crossing colon Bridge Of The People was built, I saw a suspiciously similar plane land heading north, between the Ross Island and Marquam. Rate of descent was extremely alarming. It was probably 60 feet from the traffic on the bridge

No, it's weather radar

There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old bold pilots.

@literallyjustadog.online holy shit

I remember the time I was walking across the Hawthorn and spotted privately owned Duckboat casually drive up the east bank of the river and off into the city.

I think 'the rule of cool' tales precedent in these cases though

Like something out of Talespin!

What the hell was that?!?!?!?

And corrects. Not a big deal.

Flying under the Hawthorne! Eep!

Barnstorming!

Did he…did he just fly under the bridge?

That is certainly what Google thought. ;)

For over a decade the desktop on my computers was this postcard. I always wondered if they ever actually did this.

that pilot whips ass

See if you had an iPhone Duo you wouldn’t have been able to zoom in like that.

There is one that lives near Lake O on the willamette that ive seen take off and land a few times.

Just guessing it released a bunch of seagulls on its way up as well.

Fair thing to do. I'm sure some will roll their eyes at you, but if this guy fucked up, it could've been disastrous.

tail more than enough here - it's under the C shelf so they almost certainly talked to PDX approach on the climbout... which... (a) would love to hear that and (b) they must have been able to see it on the scope? IDK its weird...

If you got tail numbers that helps

The church bells on that pilot!

He stayed UNDER the required altitude for ATC contact.

Also: yikes!

Bailiff, whack his pp.

Thanks, my Google Maps search skills haven't completely deserted me! 😁

Ah I used to fly under bridges all the time. 'Course, that was in videogames, because I'm not insane.

That seems….unwise

This one went under streets though.

😆🏆

Left the snake in the Willamette though.

My first thought

I live by that motto.

I’ve only lived here three months, so I figure it happens all the time. Check your math.

FAA is gonna have a fun time with this one

And took off again later, obviously. 🤭

Analysis: hexbird.io/chat?c=06476...

Sheesh, I’d have been biking over that this morning too if not for an earlier soccer game than usual for my daughter today.

what the FUCK

Report that to the FAA!

holy shit, I've seen the floatplanes parked further up the river but I've never seen one barnstorm the bridges

I'm betting on instructive thoughts. This take off wasn't planned properly to start with, and the constant wing bank under the bridge looks like a wing salute :|

Seems reckless.

This is absolutely insane! If they had gone the other way, they would’ve had plenty of space to take off with no bridges in the way. Can they get fined for something like this?

Still has three more bridges before they get the achievement.

There are several tied up on the Willamette toward Lake Oswego a bit.

That is wild!

I have a vague recollection that someone did this in the early 90s or late 80s, but they flew under the Ross Island and had a lot more clearance

Keep PORTLANDings Weird.

Reg is N182KQ: registry.faa.gov/AircraftInqu.... And that was a great day flying on an awesome plane, back in 2015(!!).

it's unbelievable to me that you didn't hop onto the wing. This was probably the one chance you were gonna get!

It looks like they thought they could clear the bridge, realized they'd risk stalling or hitting it and/or a vehicle on it and flattened out their climb to stay safely under it before flying over it Probably should have just throttled down a bit and taken off AFTER the 2nd bridge. Was dumb for sure

I can say they do not. Sometimes they go under the bridge between the US and Canada though.

Nope www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...

There’s a guy on the Willamette in LO who has a private seaplane airport (S0G3) licensed by the State. When I used to fly, most ppl getting their seaplane endorsement in the area used it.

Oh sure, the Spirit of Portland's a real tough guy when it's kids in kayaks and Euro energy drinks, but when we really need a law-of-tonnage showdown? MIA.

Clearly the pilot has been playing Ace Combat 8

Bob Kraft has that for his helicopter

Rich cunt doing wild shit? No wai

ADSB exchange to the rescue

Don’t think that was a legal take off

Nice job tracking with the camera. Perfectly framed when it popped out on the other side. 👍

I'm thinking he didn't exactly clear that flight plan with the FAA.

Uhhh, @cageyratfish.bsky.social Waddya think?

That pilot's license should be revoked immediately and permanently.

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